dressing sack
- noun
- /ˈdrɛsɪŋ sæk/
- Archaic
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bata
- She wore a dressing sack while getting ready for the evening party.
Examples
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Her grandmother's dressing sack was made of delicate silk and lace.
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In Victorian times, a dressing sack was a common garment among fashionable women.
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She wore a beautiful dressing sack while preparing for the party.
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Her dressing sacks are always stylish and comfortable.
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She wore a comfortable dressing sack while lounging at home on a Saturday morning.
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In the chilly autumn evening, she wrapped herself in a warm dressing sack before stepping outside.
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While getting dressed for the day, she slipped on her favorite dressing sack over her clothes.
Synonyms
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2.8
A long loose robe you wear over night clothes before getting dressed or while relaxing at home
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4.8
A loose piece of clothing like a robe to wear for warmth or modesty
A loose jacket women wear while getting dressed
How Loose
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'dressing' (relating to getting dressed or clothing) combined with 'sack' (a loose, unfitted garment) yields a loose garment worn while dressing. This is a straightforward noun + noun attribution that follows common English compounding patterns and would be inferable by a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Dressing sack may come from the image of a loose sack worn while dressing at home to keep warm and protect nicer clothes. So, it now means a loose, informal jacket people wear when 'getting ready' or relaxing at home.